Former Los Angeles Dodgers SP Orel Hershiser and 1B Steve Garvey said they have the financial backing to lead a group to buy the Dodgers. "I'm as serious as my heart beats," Hershiser said. "We think with the people we have in place and the assets we have in place, we will be a serious contender."

The Associated Press reports Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane will schedule a meeting with Orel Hershiser, currently an ESPN baseball analyst, in Phoenix for sometime during the week of Nov. 6. Hershiser has expressed an interest in the open Oakland manager job.